Opening explorer over 1,964,188 over-the-board games. Online games are searchable and count for prep, but are excluded from opening statistics.
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 984 | 38% 29% 33% | 2171 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 145 | 48% 23% 30% | 2085 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 93 | 30% 27% 43% | 2175 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 84 | 40% 29% 31% | 2146 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 81 | 41% 35% 25% | 2214 | 2026 |
| b6 | 66 | 42% 32% 26% | 2259 | 2026 |
| Qc7 | 11 | 27% 27% 45% | 2148 | 2026 |
| a6 | 8 | 75% 25% | 2046 | 2024 |
| Qa5+ | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2066 | 2024 |
| Qb6 | 2 | 100% | 1896 | 2024 |
| Bd7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1776 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2853–Karjakin, Sergey2772 | 0-1 | WCh 2016 | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2800–So, W2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Nakamura, Hi2769 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2799–Duda, J2717 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771–Duda, J2739 | 1-0 | Superbet ROM Classic 2025 | 2025 |
| Mamedyarov, S2800–Bacrot, E2708 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2750–Yu Yangyi2752 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2767–Duda, J2725 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Kramnik, V2803–Sethuraman, S2617 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Wojtaszek, R2749–Ganguly, S2668 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |